Josef Hechenberger

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Josef Hechenberger (born on October 2, 1974 in Reith im Alpbachtal ) is an Austrian farmer who represents the interests of farmers and politicians in the ÖVP . He has been President of the Tyrolean Chamber of Agriculture since 2007 and ran for the 2019 National Council election in an originally hopeless position. Due to 12,835 preferential votes , he was able to win a mandate as a member of the National Council.

life and work

Hechenberger graduated from the Rotholz Agricultural College and received his master craftsman's certificate there. At the age of 18 he took over the Oberhaslachhof in Alpbachtal , a valley in the Kitzbühel Alps where he was born. He attended a part-time course at the HBLA Kematen and then the diploma course at the University of Agricultural and Environmental Education in Vienna. He holds the title of engineer, is married and has four daughters. As a part-time farmer, he and his wife Katharina have around 30 dairy cows and 35 young cattle. For ten years he was head of invoices at the Kufstein Regional Chamber of Agriculture and worked two days a week as a consultant until he was appointed President of the Tyrolean Chamber of Agriculture in May 2007. At that time, he stated that the most important goal was to maintain extensive agriculture in Tyrol. As a functionary in his professional group, he particularly wants to improve funding and reduce bureaucracy. Under his leadership, the Chamber founded the “Josef Willi Sustainability Prize” for sustainable management as a peasant principle.

In the 2019 National Council election, Hechenberger ran for fourth place in constituency 7C in the Tiroler Unterland , a rank with no prospect of a mandate. In the run-up to the election, he clearly positioned himself for the concerns of animal welfare and sustainability . He is directed against a free trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur Group because he cannot identify sustainability, controlled pesticide use and animal welfare as priorities in South America and therefore fears competitive disadvantages for local farmers. He criticized the fact that the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) “pumped millions into the agricultural industry”, while many smaller farms were left behind. He wants to bring about redistribution and promote agriculture close to nature. On the subject of resettlement of the wolf, he said that Tyrol “could not afford to lose agriculture through wolves, bears and the like”. In the run-up to the election, there were upheavals between the traditional associations of the Tyrolean People's Party, which moved the previous MP Josef Lettenbichler from the Economic Association to withdraw. His place on the list went to a representative of the ÖAAB , the Workers 'and Employees' Association. Ultimately, however, Hechenberger won the mandate as a representative of the farmers' union with 12,835 preferential votes. On October 23, 2019, Hechenberger was sworn in as a member of the National Council. The Tyrolean is a main member of the Consumer Protection Committee, the Agriculture and Forestry Committee, the Health Committee and the Ombudsman Committee.

Trivia

In October 2011, Hechenberger's driver's license was withdrawn for a month after he was caught at the wheel of 0.8 per mille.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ ORF Tirol: Hechenberger moves to the top of the chamber , April 11, 2012
  2. ↑ bio-austria: Josef Willi Sustainability Award for the Fahringer family , accessed on January 3, 2020
  3. ↑ Tyrolean People's Party: OUR CANDIDATES NRW 2019 , accessed on January 3, 2020
  4. ^ Tiroler Bauernbund : Josef Hechenberger: Tyrol's strong peasant voice , accessed on October 2, 2019
  5. ^ Die Presse (Vienna): No desire to “cockfight”: Tyrolean ÖVP member withdraws , July 17, 2019
  6. ^ ORF Tirol: Hechenberger is preferential vote emperor , October 1, 2019
  7. ↑ National Council election 2019 - ÖVP: Josef Hechenberger sworn in as National Councilor. Accessed April 30, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Ing. Josef Hechenberger, biography. Accessed April 30, 2020 .
  9. ↑ Tirol.orf.at: Alkofahrt: Hechenberger admits errors , accessed on January 3, 2020

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personal data
SURNAME Hechenberger, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian peasant functionary and politician (ÖVP), member of the National Council
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd October 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Reith im Alpbachtal